- Date
- 2003-05-09
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeemergency-managementtransportationgovernment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On May 9, 2003, the ferry Emerald Isle delayed its trip to Beaver Island to participate in a simulated hijacking and recapture at sea. Coast Guard, FBI, Michigan State Police, and Charlevoix County police teams used boats and snipers in the exercise, which the newspaper described as the first of its magnitude in northern Michigan.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper account of a drill, not evidence of an actual hijacking or incident. The article does not provide an after-action report or evaluate the exercise.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 2003, “Homeland Security and the Emerald Isle.”Reports the Emerald Isle’s participation in a simulated hijacking and recapture involving the Coast Guard, FBI, Michigan State Police, and Charlevoix County police, described as the first exercise of its scale in northern Michigan. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the June 2003 security-exercise report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Emerald Isle participates in a multi-agency maritime security exercise”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-homeland-security-ferry-exercise-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2003, “Homeland Security and the Emerald Isle.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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